Report: Maple Leafs likely to trade surprising player before deadline

"There is some speculation around Nicolas Roy. As a third-line center, is he capable of shouldering that loud -- whether it's Edmonton or somewhere else -- even though there's nothing etched in stone. When you're the Toronto Maple Leafs, you're looking at everything, right? Aside from the obvious few, there are no untouchables. And the belief is that Nicolas Roy will get traded."

The Toronto Maple Leafs are expected to be active at the NHL trade deadline. Beyond likely trades of pending free agents Bobby McMann and Scott Laughton, and possible defensemen like Oliver Ekman-Larsson, NHL insider Darren Dreger predicts the team will trade Nicolas Roy. Roy, a 29-year-old center acquired from Vegas, is in his first season with Toronto. Despite being a valuable third-line center under contract at $3 million AAV through next season, Roy is viewed as expendable as the Leafs evaluate their roster. The team considers few players untouchable aside from core stars like Auston Matthews and William Nylander.

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